I wanted to take a moment to let my fans know about a project that is near and dear to me right now. ~Jestana and I are working on a fantastic new bit of movie fanfiction based on the characters from National Treasure! We've been alternating between chapters, me writing the odd numbered chapters and her the evens, and the story weaving is just too much fun! It's the best fun of all to not only limit ourselves to 5-6 pages a chapter, but also to throw in random details and quirks that perhaps the other didn't think of or wouldn't have put that way. "The Greatest Treasure of All" began as a story about Patrick and Emily's reconciliation after the events of "Book of Secrets" and evolved into a massive treasure hunt involving brand new characters and a centuries old treasure lost after the fall of the Spanish missions in California.

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In case you haven't been on much lately, Jestana and I are at it again! We could hardly stop to write the short stories in between before we began "A Treasured Legacy". This latest episode involving the Gates Family begins ten years after our first book ended. Three weddings have elapsed in those ten years, and a brand new generation of treasure hunters is emerging. This time the treasure is one very close to home as Gates', Pooles, and Bonners join together to locate the long lost treasure of Jean Lafitte.

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We've done it again! Book 3: The Treasure Hunters' Tale is now in motion! Join us again for the continuing saga of the Gates, Poole, and Bonner families as they hunt for ever more cleverly hidden treasures. King Solomon's mines are only the beginning!

Here is a list of links to the chapters! If you're a National Treasure fan, or even if you're not, please take the time to read this well-crafted tale of a multi-faceted treasure that's not always made of gold.

BOOK 1: The Greatest Treasure of All
(Odd numbered chapters by me, evens by ~Jestana )

Chapter 1: The Greatest Treasure of All [link]
Chapter 2: Cherishing the Treasure [link]
Chapter 3: A Gift of Treasure [link]
Chapter 4: Intangible Treasure [link]
Chapter 5: Seeking Treasure [link]
Chapter 6: Following Treasure [link]
Chapter 7: A Trail to the Treasure [link]
Chapter 8: Treasure Lost and Treasure Found [link]
Chapter 9: Three Mens' Treasures [link]
Chapter 10: Not All Treasure is Gold [link]
Chapter 11: One Treasure to Another [link]
Chapter 12: Proper Treasure Hunt [link]
Chapter 13: Rediscovering Treasure [link]
Chapter 14: Treasure Hunting in Earnest [link]
Chapter 15: Queen Cristina's Treasure [link]
Chapter 16: Shiny Treasure [link]
Chapter 17: My Treasure--THE FINALE [link]

BOOK 2: A Treasured Legacy
(We've traded places now! ~Jestana is writing the odd chapters and I the evens.)

Chapter 1: A Treasure Story [link]
Chapter 2: Treasured Independence [link]
Chapter 3: Salvaged Treasure [link]
Chapter 4: Inconsolable Treasure Hunters [link]
Chapter 5: One Last Treasure Hunt [link]
Chapter 6: Coded Treasure Clues [link]
Chapter 7: Cracking the Treasure Clue [link]
Chapter 8: Tiny Treasures [link]
Chapter 9: Treasure Maps [link]
Chapter 10: Charlotte's Treasure [link]
Chapter 11: Everyone's Treasure [link]
Chapter 12: Closer to the Treasure [link]
Chapter 13: Personal Treasures [link]
Chapter 14: Treasure in the Sunset [link]
Chapter 15: Treasured Relationships [link]
Chapter 16: Lafitte's Treasured Pride [link]
Chapter 17: Lafitte's Treasure [link]
Chapter 18: Epilogue I: Treasures of Eternal Love [link]
Chapter 19: Epilogue II: New Treasures [link]

BOOK 3: The Treasure Hunters' Tale
(We've switched again! I initiated this new journey into the Gates family history, so the odd numbered chapters are mine, and the evens, ~Jestana.)

Chapter 1: Treasure in Plain Sight [link]
Chapter 2: Tiny New Treasures [link]
Chapter 3: Treasure Without a Trace [link]
Chapter 4: Parental Treasure [link]
Chapter 5: Treasure in Southeast Asia [link]
Chapter 6: The Treasure Hunt Renewed [link]
Chapter 7: Treasure and Family Honor [link]
Chapter 8: Treasure of Information [link]
Chapter 9: The Man With the Treasure Map [link]
Chapter 10: Treasuring Family [link]


SHORT STORIES / MISSING SCENES
**As authors, we simply can't help filling in the blanks--even with our own characters! Here are some of the little fics we've written our heroes into in the beats between the chapters of our ongoing novels.

=unicorn-catcher
"Indescribable" : [link]
This story takes place between "The Greatest Treasure of All" and "A Treasured Legacy". Patrick and Emily retell the story of Ben's birthday as they wait for Abigail to give birth to the twins.

"Double Date" : This story is available by request note only. Set after the second film and after Jestana's story "Moving In". What would happen if Patrick and Emily went on a double date with Ben and Abigail? ((Not posted here or anywhere else due to content! I really, really, didn't hold back on this one! You've been warned!))

"Once Upon A Winter's Afternoon" : [link]
After chapter 14 of “A Treasured Legacy”, people’s biggest question was, “What was Emily’s embarrassing story?” so here it is!! SERIOUS COLD-SHOWER WARNINGS!! This is one of those stories I didn't hold back on!

"Rush" This story is available by request note only.
Another of Jestana's challenges. This one is an alternate ending to the scene entitled "Meeting Dr. Appleton" in NT2. Explicit content--not posted here or anywhere else!

"To Make a Bad Day Better, or, Rush 2" This story is available by request note only.
After writing, "Rush", I felt that Emily needed to return the favor and pay Patrick a visit in *his* office. Mwahaha. Explicit content--not posted here or anywhere else!

"Impossible" part 1:[link] Part 2: [link] Part 3: [link]
AU story about what could have happened if, at the end of the second film, Emily discovers that she's pregnant again. Romantic, funny, and dramatic, this is one of my favorite stories!

~Jestana
"News and Regrets" : [link]
Takes place between the films. Emily regrets having left Patrick when she hears that he and Ben have finally found the Templar Treasure.

"Union's Divided" : [link]
This one takes place right after the prologue of the first movie, when Patrick leaves the attic.

"The Divided United" : [link]
This one follows Patrick and Emily through the second film, with some additions. Content Warning! Link to the tamer version included!

"Coded Notes" : [link]
This scene is set between chapters three and four of A Treasured Legacy. It features Charlotte and William right after they've started college.

"Moving In" : [link]
Set between chapters 16 and 17 of "The Greatest Treasure of All". A very short piece about Emily's first evening after moving back in with Patrick.

"Apology Not Required" : [link]
This was a challenge from =unicorn-catcher She suggested I explain a quote from one of the deleted scenes for Book of Secrets: "I'm so sorry I got you into this." "I believe the last time you said that to me, it was the night before our wedding." Nineteen pages later, I finally finished the bloody thing. WARNING! There is some sex, but not much and not very explicit.

"Ben's Parents" : [link]
Patrick has to explain why he asked if Abigail was pregnant when they first met in NT 1. Plus, Abigail meets Emily!

"Excitement, Adrenaline and Tequila" : [link]
Though Jestana and I didn't write it, here is a link to this fantastic "how Emily and Patrick met" story that we've drawn on for inspiration. Please Read and Review this talented author!

"A Different Path" [link]
Set after "The Divided United" and based on the same challenge as "Impossible", but a completely different twist!


More is forth-coming! We can't seem to put it down!

Love, UC